Nevada earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 66km SE of Hawthorne, NV

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 66km SE of Hawthorne, NV on Fri, Feb 13, 1981, 3:06 PM PST (23:06 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 14 km W of Aspen Springs, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Mh), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1981-02-13 23:06:29 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.078° N, 118.129° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
261°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 118 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.324km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16667 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.522km SSW of Hawthorne, NV · 16667 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.133km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16666 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.412km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16665 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.418km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16665 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.438km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16665 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.444km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16664 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.336km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16664 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.541km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16663 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.89 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16663 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.126km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16663 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.331km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16663 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 2.42km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16663 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 3.12 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16663 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.861km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.343km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 1.841km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.350km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.121km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16662 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.127km NW of West Bishop, CA · 16661 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 2.86km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16661 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 2.120km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16661 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.625km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16659 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 2.326km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16659 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 2.219km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16658 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 2.336km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16658 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 1.97km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16658 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 3.2California-Nevada border region · 16657 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 3.411 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16657 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 3.112 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 16656 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 2.315km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16656 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 2.144km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16656 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 2.217km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16656 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 2.544km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16655 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 2.243km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16655 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 1.915km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16655 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 1.949km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16654 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 2.020km ESE of Hawthorne, NV · 16654 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 1.818km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16654 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 3.010 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16654 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 1.843km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16653 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 3.411 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16653 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 2.064km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16652 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 2.344km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16652 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 2.347km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16650 days ago · -2 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 1.936km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16650 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 3.05 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16650 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 1.763km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16650 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 1.939km NE of Big Pine, CA · 16650 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 2.433km S of Hawthorne, NV · 16650 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 2.339km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16649 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  52. 3.012 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 16649 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 2.810 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16648 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 4.214 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 16648 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 3.018km SW of Hawthorne, NV · 16648 days ago · -2 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 3.66 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16648 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 2.442km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16648 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 1.630km ENE of Bishop, CA · 16647 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 1.728km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16646 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 2.026km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16646 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 197.

Before

  1. 2.534km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16667 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.646km SE of Hawthorne, NV · 16668 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 3.412 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 16668 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.812km N of Big Pine, CA · 16668 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.313km N of Big Pine, CA · 16668 days ago · -2 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.411km SE of Bishop, CA · 16668 days ago · -2 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.725km W of Tonopah, NV · 16668 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 2.425km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16669 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.936km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16669 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 2.149km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16669 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.115km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 16669 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.332km N of Tonopah, NV · 16669 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.432km NW of Hawthorne, NV · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.735km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.918km W of Hawthorne, NV · 16670 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.434km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16671 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 2.353km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16672 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 2.012km SE of Bishop, CA · 16672 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.942km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16672 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 2.037km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16673 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci12254783. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:55 AM UTC.